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Donors pictured at Golden Oaks Farm
Several donors of Golden Oaks Farm have recently been pictured, CLICK HERE to view the pictures of these exciting donors that are backed by some of the most elite pedigrees in North America.
Locust-Ridge Plaid Beanie has arrived at Oakfield Corners
Locust-Ridge Plaid Beanie has arrived at Oakfield Corners Dairy. Beanie was bought by Oakfield Corners at the International Intrigue Sale and is an EX-94 EEEEE 5--Yr-Old! Watch for Beanie at the upcoming shows starting next week with a regional show next week.
Final Hours... Place your Bids Now!
Today is the very last day of the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction! In just a few short hours the auction will close - log on and place your bids now! CLICK HERE for a direct link to the auction site. The auction closes beginning at 4:00 p.m. (EST) using the popcorn bidding/5-minute rule system. Index... Show Type..... Production... Red & White...... Polled... Contract Opportunities... Whatever your interest or breeding goals - we have it! Don't miss the most affordable way to get into these elite cow families with embryos starting as low as $375.
Exciting Chevalier embryos from Deep Pedigrees!
Selling in the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction are some really exciting Chevalier embryos from great cowfamilies. Chevalier is the #1 GTPI Chevrolet son (GTPI+2579) and one of the highest GRZG (+160) bulls in the breed and he is from a Snowman dam which makes him an attractive alternative to Robust and Mogul bloodlines. The donors of the Chevalier embryos selling in the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction are backed by exciting cowfamilies like the Walkup Bell Lou Etta, Gold Missys and the Barbies and two from the three donors don't carry any Mogul and Robust/Supersire bloodlines! So don't hesitate and add some exciting potentially high ranking GTPI embryos to your herd with different bloodlines and backed by some of the best cow families in the breed! CLICK HERE to read more!
PA-GTPI>+2515, Potential Polled and from a VG-2YR donor!
If you are looking for embryos from high ranking cows then take a look at Lot 14 and Lot 23 in the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction. Donor of these embryos is Woodcrest Mogul Pretty, Pretty is a high ranking Mogul daughter with GTPI+2504, NM$+675 and PTAT+2.55 and already scored VG-85-2YR VG-MS. She is the highest daughter of Woodcrest Osmond Porsha VG-86-2YR VG-MS. And Pretty knows how to make good offspring! Recently her Kingboy daughter with GTPI+2629 sold for $26,500 at the International Intrigue Sale!
- Lot 14 IVF Powerball-P x Woodcrest Mogul Pretty VG-85-2YR | Four IVF #1 grade Powerball-P (GTPI+2500) embryos from a GTPI+2504 VG-85-2YR Mogul daughter, backed by a deep maternal line with several generations EX. PA-GTPI>2515 and Potentially POLLED!
- Lot 23 Hotshot x Woodcrest Mogul Pretty VG-85-2YR | Five #1 grade Hotshot embryos from an already VG-85-2YR Mogul daughter with GTPI+2505 and PTAT+2.55! PA-GTPI>+2550 with a very balanced proof!
New donor added for Brigeen Farms
Brigeen Jordan Regina Very Good-88 EX-MS at 3-02 has been added to the lineup of donors for Brigeen Farms. Backed by an EX Bolton and the Convincer Rhonda family, Regina is currently being flushed.
Make an 18th Generation Excellent!
Selling as Lot 25 in the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction is an exciting Type Opportunity. Selling are six #1 grade Contender-Red embryos from the breed's second 17th Generation Excellent Cow, MsCstleholm Race For Gold EX-91!
Boost your Genetic Progam... Huge GTPI and RZG Opportunities!
Add some of the most exciting and potentially chart-topping GTPI and RZG genetics to your herd today! Selling in the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction are several embryos lots with PA-GTPI's over +2600G and PA-RZG's as high as +162! CLICK HERE to read more about the exciting lots selling!
New photo of Seagull-Bay Sunline
New photo of the +2616G Halogen daughter, Seagull-Bay Sunline. Selling on the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction are four IVF Hotshot embryos from Sunline, one of the highest flush-age heifers in the breed and backed by the Venture Goldwyn Soup P family. VIEW LOT
Update on Holstein Haplotype associated with HCD
Brattleboro, Vt. (August 3, 2015)...Information on a newly discovered unfavorable haplotype in Holstein cattle, known as haplotype associated with cholesterol deficiency (HCD), will be made available with next week's official genetic evaluation release. Calves who are homozygous for the unfavorable form of the haplotype only survive for a few months after birth. This new haplotype was identified by German researchers and first reported at the July 2015 Interbull meeting. READ MORE